Cooks Professional Food Dehydrator | Food Dehydrators with Trays | Fruit Dryer Machine for Home | Adjustable Temperature Control and Timer 240W | (5 Tier)

This is the second time I've bought this and I'm so thankful for it. It always works well and gives me the result I need. The controls are super easy. Sometimes it takes a little time to clean it but that's not a big problem.

Must buy, used well at home, used for apples, pears, mushrooms.

After hours of reading Amazon reviews and working out how much these things cost to run with our 'most expensive in the world' electricity, I opted for this model. Five trays is good for most purposes. In my case (or rather my dog's case) I can get about 21 days of training treats ready to be vac-packed and froze. Yes, it does take a while, but at 240-ish Watts the cost is reasonable for the 6-plus hours it takes to dry 5 trays of beef pieces. I have yet to try using it for human food items, but I'm sure it will operate just as well. Four stars is due to the trays being made of, what seems to be, thin plastic. Difficult to clean and nothing I could find that tells the user if the trays are dishwasher safe - so, until I know, it is a hands-on job to clean them. It would also be good to know if replacement trays are available. The operating noise is no problem as it is quieter than I expected it to be. I like the fact that, apart from the plastic rays, the item has metal sides for strength.

Teenage sport performance son has been getting sports nutrition advice on high protein sources and was asking for beef jerky, but the good stuff is so expensive. Then someone told me about how he makes his in a dehydrator which led me to buy this - and I'm so glad I did! It's easy to use and simple to clean, it does make a noise, but we keep it in the utility room, so it's not an issue.Since getting it about 10 days ago I've made two lots of beef jerky - the first batch lasted 24 hours before being all eaten! I've also done turkey jerky, chicken leathers for the dogs and several bananas have been made into chips. (The bananas are something of trial and error and take a lot longer than expected, but that's nothing to do with this gizmo.)The beef jerky is great made in this and I can get 8-9 portions equal to commercial packs from one beef skirt and you can adapt the seasoning to suit individual tastes. The last batch I did 2 trays of BBQ and 2 of hot Caribbean. I just put them into little snack bags and my son can just grab one when he wants. Same with the bananas, bagged up in portion sizes for him to take to training for energy etc.Plan to use on apples and also to make beetroot and sweet potato crisps.

We bought this as a gift for our son so have not used it ourselves. However he and his wife have used it loads of times for all sort of ingredients and they report that it has proved not only useful but is easy to use and a really good buy.

Didn’t work at all. Closer inspection revealed a thread used to connect the heating element and no quality control. Who knows what it would do if left on overnight?Amazon returned our money but didn’t want item back.

Very pleased with the device. Light and convenient.

There is only a leaflet supplied with a rough guide to timings but nothing to say what temperature to use. If you are a newbie like me you need more info. I have had to order a recipe book to give me ideas and timings. Come on guys this is basic stuff we require